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Homeostasis Flashcards

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What is homeostasis?

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The maintenance of a constant internal environment in order to maintain optimum condition for cellular function

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Give examples of conditions maintained by homeostasis in the body.

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Water levels
Body temperature
Blood glucose concentration

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What two types of responses are there?

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Nervous and chemical

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What three components do all nervous systems have?

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Receptors
CNS
Effectors

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What is the function of a receptor?

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Detect a change in environment (stimuli)

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What does CNS stand for?

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Central nervous system

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What is the function of an effector?

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Respond to the stimuli

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What is typically an effector?

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A muscle or gland

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Where are synapses located?

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Between sensory and relay neurone and relay and motor neurone

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What does the signal transfer into across the synapse?

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Chemical message

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